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The local bourse has scraped to its first consecutive session of gains for the month, but retreated from a morning rally as wary sentiment overcame optimism.

Taking the easy but misleading route of blaming migrants for economic insecurity only serves to stoke the already smouldering fires of racism

Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage and made their way to Australia more than 3,500 years ago.

The Australian government recently announced who would be on the nation’s first National Food Council. This council was established to advise on the development of Australia’s national food security strategy, Feeding Australia.

In newly translated excerpts of a February interview, David Adeang wrongly stated the people Australia has begun deporting to his country are not refugees

Former minister says companies are ‘profiteering’ by selling gas overseas and inflating prices at home; judge’s ruling hits out at off-grid lifestyle

The recent, sudden closure of Meanjin has brought renewed attention to Australian journals: those hardy perennials that support Australian literature year in and year out. While the sector has been suffering for some time, new entrants in Adelaide’s Splinter and First Nations journal Sovereign Texts – and a resurrected Southerly…

Inequality is one of the most urgent challenges facing Australian schools. For decades, governments have invested billions of dollars in schools with the promise every child should have the opportunity to succeed.

While most sexual violence is not reported to police, recent Australian statistics show reports of sexual assault to police are rising.